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Here are today's gallery additions:

• <a href="http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/kagebeins_slade_1953.htm"><font face="Arial">Slade Kagebeins' 1953 Chevy 1/2-Ton Update</font></a><font face="Arial"> -- Painted this beauty IH Red -- by himself!</font>
  
  Now Slade is looking at a 1930 Firetruck!
• <font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/evicks_jk_1954.htm">J. K. Evicks' 1954 Chevrolet 6400 Dump</a> -- Restoring Grandpa's great, old truck -- a good project for this OK state U student</font>
  
  JK is currently trying to get this truck running and will appreciate any advice and suggestions you all can lend.

Peg

Slade, nice truck! Tell me more about the implement paint. Thanks. Looks good.

Slade, you are way too young to have this much on the ball!!!
Great looking truck!
Keep up the good work.

Slade,

I am inspired! That is a very nice ride you have there. The work you did to it really looks fantastic.

I bought my first Stovebolt when I was 15 years old and just now am getting around to getting it back on the road. You really should be proud of all of your hard work.

Thanks for the update.

Slade: I wish that the 14 year old kids out here in TexAss where I live were restoring old trucks instead of getting drunk and looking for trouble at 2:am. :o

The truck looks great. Excellent job. You were lucky to find one in generally good shape. Mine was owned by a plumber.

Keep up the good work and don't breath those paint fumes!

JK: Interesting Stovebolt ya got there. I'm amazed that a 235 can move that truck with a load. I'd like to see it restored and the bed working but it sure does look like a lot of work. The ONLY problem is that this truck isn't really a collectors item and that after you put your life into it, you will never get a decent return. You may want to consider using it for parts for a 54 pickup rebuild. It would be interesting to have that drive train with a 2sp rear end and dump capability into a pickup. Then you'd have something unique.

Wow, only 14. You have a lot to be proud of. When I was your age I was still learning how to tie my shoestrings. What do you want to be when your an adult? Cecil...........

A fourteen year old with his head on right. What a refreshing change in this day and age! Slade, you've done a fantastic job on your truck, hope you two share many years of enjoyment.

JK, I can only wish I had an inheirentence as cool as your '54. Nice to be able to keep Grampa's truck in the family. This is the place to come with all your questions. Get it running first, then go from there, one step at a time.

Regards,
Wannabe

J.K. contact slade for pointers! Slade you can come work on my Suburbans....Your way ahead of me! nice job! Glad to see you and your grandpa are buddies.

JK, There are alot of bigbolters out there, hang around the Big Bolt garage even if you can't work on it you can learn.